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Thursday Oct. 21 AWC THEATRE PERFORMANCE
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Arizona Western College Theatre, Main Campus GOING ON: Join the AWCTheatre for a pleasantly quirky and cathartic Thanksgiving day with the thoroughly Minnesotan Lundeen family. If you like Garrison Keeler, you will like the Lundeens! COVID safety protocols will be observed. COST: $5 or free with AWC ID
INFO: For reservations, call 928.344.7592 or email ann. wilkinson@azwestern.edu
Friday Oct. 22 KOFA CLASS OF 1975 AND 1976 REUNION
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: Ricky’s Other Place, 3950 W. 24th St.
GOING ON: Registration, mingle, munchies, drinks and dancing COST: $35
INFO: To learn more, email kofa75reunion@gmail.com
AWC THEATRE PERFORMANCE
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Arizona Western College Theatre, Main Campus GOING ON: Join the AWCTheatre for a pleasantly quirky and cathartic Thanksgiving day with the thoroughly Minnesotan Lundeen family. If you like Garrison Keeler, you will like the Lundeens! COVID safety protocols will be observed. COST: $5 or free with AWC ID INFO: For reservations, call 928.344.7592 or email ann. wilkinson@azwestern.edu
Saturday Oct. 23 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
WHEN: 1-5 p.m.
WHERE: Yuma Territorial Prison, 22 Prison Hill Road
GOING ON: Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with music, face painting for the kids, folkloric dancers, an artwalk and more. There will also be a display of altars and vendors on scene.
COST: Entrance to the park is $8 for ages 14 and up, $4 for ages 7-13, and free for those 6 and under. INFO: Contact the Yuma Territorial Prison at 928-783-4771 or the Chicano Art Collective at 928-2768114
BRIDGET’S GIFT WESTERN DANCE & BBQ
WHEN: Gates open at 4 p.m., event begins at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE Cocopah Casino Events Lawn, 15318 S Avenue B
GOING ON: County music artists
Ray Allen, Coffey Anderson, Tanner Gomes and Bobby McClendon will play at the 10th annual event that raises funds to battle breast cancer. COST: Tickets are $70 and can be purchased at https://bridgetsgift. com; at the Boot Barn, 242 W. 32nd St., or from the Yuma Regional Medical Center Foundation.
MAYORS’ BINATIONAL BIKE RIDE
WHEN: Registration begins at 7 a.m., the ride starts at 8 a.m. WHERE: The east end of the Yuma Civic Center parking lot, 1440 W. Desert Hills Drive
GOING ON: This family-friendly bike ride starts in Yuma and finishes in San Luis Rio Colorado, Son., with stops scheduled every 5 to 10 miles. Mayor Doug Nicholls and leaders from 4FrontED founded this event to unite communities and showcase the region. This year’s ride is hosted by the mayors and elected officials from Yuma County and the cities of Yuma, Somerton, San Luis, Wellton, and San Luis Rio Colorado, as well as the Fort Yuma Quechan and Cocopah tribes. The mayors of Calexico, Mexicali and Puerto Penasco and the Mexican Consulate will also participate this year. If you plan on crossing the border, please bring proper documentation to return to the U.S. INFO: For more information, contact Arlyn Galaviz, Mayor’s Program Administrator, at 928-373-5020 or Arlyn.Galaviz@YumaAz.gov.
KOFA CLASS OF 1975 AND 1976 REUNION
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. – tour the Kofa campus; noon – BYO picnic at Smucker Park; 6:30 p.m. – dinner and dance at Whiskey Road Saloon, 3780 S. 4th Ave.
INFO: To learn more, email kofa75reunion@gmail.com
AWC THEATRE PERFORMANCE
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Arizona Western College Theatre, Main Campus GOING ON: Join the AWCTheatre for a pleasantly quirky and cathartic Thanksgiving day with the thoroughly Minnesotan Lundeen family. If you like Garrison Keeler, you will like the Lundeens! COVID safety protocols will be observed. COST: $5 or free with AWC ID
INFO: For reservations, call 928.344.7592 or email ann. wilkinson@azwestern.edu